The Jefferson County Coroner's Office today identified the victim as Jake Nelson Jr. He was 37, and lived in southwest Birmingham.

Nelson was found shot and suffering from lacerations in the street in the 1200 block of Pineview Road, just north of Meadow Lane, around 5 p.m. Friday. He was taken to UAB Hospital, where he later died. Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said Nelson had multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.

Authorities initially said it appeared Nelson may have been shot while breaking into a home. Police later said that after interviewing several witnesses, including the homeowner whose house was reportedly burglarized, they found conflicting stories.

The death is being investigated as a homicide. Police have not, however, announced any arrests in the case.

Police were first called to the area before the shooting happened. Around 4:20 p.m., officers were called to Meadow Lane to a report of a man screaming for help, but they weren't able to find the man when they arrived on scene.

At 4:54 p.m., police received a call of a person down on Pineview Road, and then an off-duty Midfield police officer called in to say the person had possibly been shot.

Officers on the scene also found signs of entry into a house on Meadow Lane, but police said they aren't sure if the man had attempted to burglarize the house or if he was trying to get away from someone.

Authorities today said the lacerations on Nelson's body apparently came from him jumping out of a window sometime during the shooting. Nelson had several weapons-related arrests in the mid-1990s but records don't indicate he was ever convicted of any crime.